Inside Politics: Boris Johnson prepares to pick between superpowers

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Special relationships can sour so easily. Just ask Meghan Markle’s dad. Thomas Markle has vowed to have a “stunning” row with his daughter in court, and promised to air more dirty laundry every 30 days if she and Harry don’t get in touch with him to sort out their differences. Looks like Boris Johnson is setting himself up for his own “stunning” transatlantic row as he prepares to defy the White House and give Chinese tech giant Huawei the go-ahead to build part of Britain’s 5G network. We won’t have to wait 30 days for the Americans to air their grievances. Top Trump official Mike Pompeo will fly in London for showdown talks after today’s big announcement. I’m Adam Forrest, and welcome to The Independent’s Inside Politics newsletter.

Inside the bubble

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